The second half of the AfterEllen.com AfterNoon at Dinah last week was a hilarious train wreck — or "cluster screw" as our host Michelle Paradise politely called it — of comedy improv starring several of the AfterEllen.com vloggers: Cathy DeBuono, Jill Bennett, Marnie Alton, Karman Kregloe, Dara Nai, and Bridget McManus.

Dee and Jenn (Come With Me If You Want to Live) joined Lori and I as judges, using criteria Dara came up with — so you know it's slightly off-kilter.

Highlights of the event? Too many to mention, but here are a few of my favorites: Michelle getting heckled for accidentally picking on a woman with a broken toe; Karman and Cathy flirting in Santa's workshop; Bridget and Marnie's adventures in Amsterdam's red light district; and Jill taking orders from Dara in a barn. Then there's Karman and Dara's rendition of A Sound of Music...well, you'll just have to watch for yourself and tell me what your favorite moments / lines / scenes are. Check it out now here:

Thanks to Michelle for graciously agreeing to host, and to the rest of the vloggers for participating. It was a lot of fun to watch live — hopefully it will translate on-screen!

(And in case you missed it, also check out the AfterEllen.com AfterNoon stand-up performances at Dinah, our Dinah red carpet interviews , and Julie Goldman's Dinah stand-up routine from Logo's Comedy Cocktail Hour.)

Yeah, it's true. We've been waiting for this. America's Next Top Model was fine, but we've had to make our own gay fun with that show (wigs, kielbasa sausages, need I say more?). But The L Word? Our work is half done for us!

Our first blog of the new year is also our first L Word vlog of the year. For the inaugural episode, we talk about everything from podcasts (heh) to how to choose a wingman.

We also discuss:

1.) Why Jane Lynch is a genius
2.) If there really is such a thing as Hot Prison
3.) All the ways in which Jenny has lost her damn mind

We talk about other stuff too, but you'll have to watch the vlog to find out what. Oh, all right, I'll give you a hint: bondage.

Welcome back to Nowhere!

Note: starting next week, episodes of WGN will be posted on Wednesdays.

A few months ago, Michelle Paradise asked you to submit your best and worst dating stories — and did you ever! There are over a hundred hilariously bad date stories, and Michelle gathered together four of your favorite women — Marnie Alton, Dara Nai, Karman Kregloe and Jill Bennett — to re-enact some of the best ones, with Lori and I "directing" (which in this case, meant zooming the camera in and out, refreshing their drinks, and trying to keep the cats out of the frame).

As you can guess from the photo, much chaos ensued. Some of my favorite moments? Marnie as a "hot RN," Dara as a cop who can't get her handcuffs off her belt buckle, Michelle moonwalking, Karman's puppet love, and Jill overdosing on pharmaceuticals while on a dinner date.

They also award a fantastic prize to one of you unsuspecting AftereEllen.com readers who submitted a story. I don't want to give away the surprise, but you impatient types who want to know what the prize is now can click here. (To find out if you won, you'll just have to watch the vlog!)

The final vlog was pretty long — almost an hour and a half — but since it was too funny to cut out much, I just split it into two videos. And I figure this will keep you busy while AfterEllen.com is on a break next week.

So grab a cup of coffee/can of soda/glass of wine applejuice, sit back, and prepare to be entertained! … continue reading

The most recent episode of South of Nowhere, "Fighting Crime," featured little fighting or crime. Unless you consider the lack of cute girls kissing each other a crime, which of course the three of us do.

Don't be fooled by the picture below, all things Spashley are still decidedly off at this point on SoN. Yes, there are undertones of attraction and flirtation, but they remain submerged in the primordial goo of Ashley's narcissism. But we're not giving up hope!

In our video blog this week, we discuss:

• Ashley's pipes
• Spencer's mingling abilities
• Madison's questionable dance moves
• And why even when she is trying to help, Paula is just a little bit scary.

Please note that an egg was harmed in the making of this video blog.

Finally, we mention an upcoming "extravaganza" season finale blog--real actors (besides Jill), a real director, a hot tub, etc.--but we mixed up the dates for when that episode is going to air. It's not the next episode, but the one after-- for the mid-season "finale." The next episode of our blog will be whacktastic business as usual.

Sorry about that. I don't know how I got it wrong. I guess I was just all jacked up on Mountain Dew! … continue reading

This week's episode of South of Nowhere, "The Truth Hurts," was a whirlwind of action and drama. Dancing! Physical Violence! Glen telling Aiden that he's "hot!"

We attempted to capture some of that action and drama in our most recent edition of "We're Getting Nowhere," and hope you will appreciate the complex choreography we put to use in order to make it happen.

In addition to fake blood and wig play, we discuss:

• Ashley's fickle heart
• Spencer's "special" friendship with Madison
• Carmen's sudden case of "the stupids"
• Why you don't want to see Jill in a wig cap

Per your demands, this week's episode is a little longer than the last. Careful what you wish for!

Also, the big reenactment scene comes toward the end of the blog, so sit tight.

Finally, we were surprised and delighted by the submission of several theme songs for our humble little blog! Thank you so much for taking the time to create and share those masterpieces with us. We're still trying to decide which one to use, so please bear with us as we struggle to make up our collective mind. (Women!)

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We're baaaaaaack. Yes, it's time for another installment of "We're Getting Nowhere."

In the most recent episode of South of Nowhere, "Spencer's New Girlfriend," Spencer, well, gets a new girlfriend (only in the lesbian world does one steamy make out session garner you "girlfriend" status) while Ashley does her best to alienate her new (old) boyfriend, Aiden. Kyla continues to annoy with her refusal to knock before entering, Glen makes himself useful for a change, and Madison dances with then slaps around a potential suitor. It's an action-packed episode indeed.

In our coverage of Episode 3.4 of SoN this week, we discuss:

• Spencer's artistic abilities
• Ashley's itchy trigger finger when it comes to the numbers 9-1-1
• Carmen's good listening skills
• Aiden's brawn
• Why one shouldn't eat PB & J sandwiches before bedtime

Due to overwhelming viewer demand, we invited the Dollar Store dolls back for another play date. They were slightly better behaved this time around. Additionally, because this was an episode devoted to the fine arts (painting, dance, flirtation), we've included some artist's renderings of several key scenes, as well as some physically rigorous human scene reenactments. We hope that you enjoy. … continue reading

Last week we posted our first South of Nowhere video blog and were completely overwhelmed by the response! We're happy that many of you enjoyed it, and we're pretty sure that all of our subsequent blogs will now fail to meet your expectations.

That being said, this week Jill and I welcomed our third (and final) co-host into the mix, AfterEllen.com contributing writer Dara Nai. We also invited some dolls to be our guest stars. No, not cute girls. Actual dolls. But they behaved badly and we haven't yet decided if they will be asked back.

In our coverage of Episode 3.3 of SoN this week, we discussed:

• Why it's good that Spencer's flying solo
• Kyla's disco epiphany
• Ashley's aversion to publicity
• Our first impression of Carmen, and who we think is her celebrity twin
• The best way to handle a doll malfunction

We're still working out the kinks with our newfangled technology, and this includes proper lighting techniques. As a result, Jill looks very pale in the video blog this week, and I look downright transparent. It's not that we're anemic; it's just that we need Lighting 101. Dara fared much better and looks perfectly healthy. We decided to let her stick around anyway.

We also settled on a name for our blog, “We're Getting Nowhere,” suggested by Lanna J. from Nebraska. Thanks, Lanna! We promise that we'll do our best to live up to it. … continue reading

She Said What? is a weekly online lesbian entertainment talk show featuring lesbian and bisexual women discussing the latest pop culture and entertainment news.

EPISODE 15 (April 19, 2007) The AfterEllen.com staff discuss memorable interviews, and South of Nowhere's Nancylee Myatt and Maeve Quinlan talk about the show, Nikki and Nora, and playing spin the bottle.

GUESTS: South of Nowhere's Nancylee Myatt and Maeve Quinlan